WORKSHEETS
Examine the life and work of Thurgood Marshall—a lawyer and U.S. Supreme Court Justice—with your students. Use the…
ACTIVITIES
Celebrate Black History Month and inspire your students with this reading comprehension packet featuring five…
TEACHING RESOURCE
Read the story of the Amistad Rebellion onboard a slave ship.
Slavery was deeply woven into the Southern economy.
Slaves were not protected by the original version of the U.S. Constitution.
Learn how the African-American struggle for equality relates to the American Dream.
African-Americans made particularly important entrepreneurial contributions – often on a national or international…
African-Americans often found it difficult to secure credit for new businesses, but despite this, many triumphed in…
Learn how Martin Luther King Day became a nationally observed holiday.
A look back on the advances and challenges for African-Americans.
Numerous black voters claimed their votes were excluded in the 2000 Presidential election.
Over many years, African-Americans organized and attempted to overcome racism.
White terrorist groups caused African-Americans to live in fear of violence.
The electoral reforms after the Civil War undid much of President Lincoln's progress with regard to race relations in…
African-American troops fought alongside white soldiers in the Civil War.
African-American slaves were prohibited from serving in the military during the Revolutionary War.
REFERENCE
Ella Fitzgerald is one of the most acclaimed artists in the history of jazz.
Rosa Parks defined civil disobedience during the height of the civil rights movement.
Shirley Chisholm emerged as an important politician during the 1970s, serving as the nation's first African-American…
Oprah Winfrey is an important public figure in America, having overcome adversity to become a global icon.
Non-Christian-based faiths are also prominently influential within African-American life.
Read about important and influential African-American leaders.
The Great Migration had a significant effect on the U.S. economy.
At the end of the 19th century, droves of African-Americans migrated North.
